Example sentences of "not had a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reason for the apparent lack of confidence was clearly the fact that Elsworth had suspended operations for some while because of coughing in his yard and had not had a winner for almost six weeks . |
| 2 | The journalist 's solicitor , Mr Geoffrey Bindman , added that he was ‘ very satisfied ’ at the outcome , not only because of the merits of the case but because his client had not had a chance to put his case against Mr Justice Hoffman 's earlier ruling to give up his notes . |
| 3 | Before long England were benefitting from the first of a string of catches dropped by both sides , and their total of 263 was over a hundred more than it would have been had Boycott , Woolmer and Botham not had a second chance . |
| 4 | I have not had a letter for at least a fortnight , whereas I used to get one or two every other day or so . |
| 5 | Stephen Ross phoned in from Cardiff , he says can Labour lower the consent for gay people if they get in ; Mike Collins from Chesterfield says he 's not had a job for 11 years , has to pay for all sorts of things , he wants some action from Labour on long-term unemployment … ’ |
| 6 | But I had not had a winner since December 27 when Mr Entertainer won at Kempton Park , and many of my horses had been sick . ’ |
| 7 | David Burns , who heads a service in Chicago that matches athletes and advertisers , told Associated Press he had not had a single inquiry about Yamaguchi since her Olympic win , watched by one of the biggest television audiences for the Winter Games . |
| 8 | ‘ Young people become homeless because they can not get a job and they can not get a job because they have not had a good education . ’ |
| 9 | He said last night : ‘ Until now we have not had a real marker which would tell a cancer cell from a normal cell . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I could see that he had not had a drink yet and I was doubly surprised that he seemed in a good mood . ’ |
| 11 | The Dept. of Health warns that if you have not had a vaccination , you should either have the polio vaccination yourself or avoid changing nappies when your baby is vaccinated . |
| 12 | Had he not had a bowl of water in his cell , he too , would have succumbed before his rescuers found him . |
| 13 | It 's the only one of us has not had a drink this hot day . ’ |
| 14 | Many of the carers complained that they had no social life ; for example a 90-year old widow 's daughter , who had her mother living with her , said she was hardly ever able to get out , and had not had a holiday for eight years . |
| 15 | Now the specialists have had to stand on their heads , because previous transfusions are known to be very helpful in making a kidney ‘ take ’ ; the modern kidney doctor will not usually accept for transplant a patient who has not had a transfusion . |
| 16 | But since the X-ray satellite Ariel VI , it has not had a national project . |
| 17 | As a result far too many people emerge from their doctor , lawyer or bank manager feeling that they have not had a fair deal and have been treated as children rather than as adults who know their own mind . |
| 18 | This is obviously disturbing for both the child and his or her family , particularly if they have not had a great deal of contact with hospitals previously . |
| 19 | I have to confess that I saved up for a portable television before I saved up for a washing machine , but then my priorities may have been different if I had not had a laundrette opposite the front door . |
| 20 | She 'd not had a bath since … since … |
| 21 | In fact , he 's not had a lesson in his life and is unlikely to start now as Muirfield does n't even have a professional 's shop ! |
| 22 | ‘ Although I had not had a sexual experience when I was at high school , I thought I should be ready , if and when it came , and so I thought I should stock up . |
| 23 | I have not had a : wink of sleep/drop to drink/complaint from the neighbours/square meal for a ) weeks , b ) months , c ) years . |
| 24 | ‘ The recession has not had a major impact , ’ said a spokesman . |
| 25 | ‘ He has not had a good season with injury and must be a bit depressed — he wants to be playing . |
| 26 | The Down Orange Welfare and Ulster Service Corps ( both rural and small town ) have not had a single member imprisoned for a terrorist offence nor has the rural section of the Orange Volunteers . |
| 27 | If you have not had a child , what factors have so far prevented you ? |
| 28 | But Trevor always arrived in the morning as if he 'd not had a drink . |
| 29 | It dawned on him that he had not had a date for weeks , and his first one would be with her at the Edwardian Ball . |
| 30 | He said he wrote to the former Beatle about the problem but had not had a reply . |